Carrier profile · USDOT 2487478 · MC-898345 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Cedar River Transport LLC

34 power unitsavg 6.5 yrMulti-region · 13 statesWATERLOO, IA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-898345 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

34Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

29Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.5Avg age (yr)

2013–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 883-3682 Email dispatchdispatch@cedarrivertransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.9% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

34 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 2013–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

65 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 26.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 26 vehicle and 65 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 27.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

62 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 34-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 34
Inspections · 24 mo: 65
Annualized: ≈33 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving28 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Northern’15–’18

Great West’18–’19

beyond this history

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2019	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Sep 2018	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Jan 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 34
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 29

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

73.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

WATERLOO, IA

2904 JANET DR

Top corridor

IA 20 · SD 17 · MN 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 5896839Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3775692 USDOT 3951826 USDOT 134697 USDOT 73705 USDOT 4300166 USDOT 2609387 USDOT 53773 USDOT 65769

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2904 JANET DR, WATERLOO, IA, 50703
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 883-3682
Email: dispatch@cedarrivertransport.com
Web domain: cedarrivertransport.com

Registration

Officer: Dino Kantic
USDOT / docket: 2487478 · MC-898345
First registered: Mar 21, 2014
Last MCS-150: Sep 4, 2025 · 2,099,840 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,099,840

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC.

CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2487478) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 20, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 65 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 26 vehicle-level and 65 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 34 power units and 31 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 4, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 2487478, and its motor carrier number is MC-898345.

Is CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC has a 26.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 92 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC operates 34 power units and 31 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC based?

CEDAR RIVER TRANSPORT LLC is based in WATERLOO, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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